In re the Estate of Dula

S. Samuel Di Falco, S.

The petition of the accounting successor executrix asks that the compensation of her attorney for all legal services rendered to the estate be fixed in the total sum of $10,000, and that the compensation of the certified public accountant be fixed in the total sum of $1,925. The United States, as a creditor, objects to the allowance of the compensation in the amounts requested. The attorney was also counsel to the now deceased executrix and his services cover the entire estate administration.

The attorney was required to render not only the normal services in the probate…